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These are my most recent illustrations, which may ( or may not) appear elsewhere on the site. This is an effort to save frequent vistors the trouble of surfing the entire site to find new work. As more paintings are added, these will be moved to the various on-line galleries of aviation-art.net.

B-1B cruises high above the undercast. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvaspanel. Commissioned by Larry Heilos

The U.S. Navy has announced that VF-101 "Grim Reapers" will be the F-35C training squadron, operating from NAS Oceana, Virginia. Though they have yet to receive their first jet, I thought it was not too much of a stretch to show a "Lightning II" in colors that VF-101 flew on their F-14 Tomcat. 24" x 18" acrylic on hardboard. $900

The P-47 Thunderbolts of Lt Paul Conger ("Hollywood High Hatter") and Lt. Bob Johnson ("Lucky") returning from a fighter sweep over the continent in late 1943. 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. 24" x 18" acrylic on hardboard. $800

The MIG-21PFM "Fishbed F" of North Vietnamese ace Le Thanh Dao, of the 927th Lam Son. He was credited with six US aircraft in 1971-72. The typical attack profile included GCI directed intercepts, firing of ATOL AAMs, and diving for home. 24" x 18" acrylic on hard board. $850 Sold WW

On 29 July 1981, Shaul Simon of the "Double Tail Squadron" of the Israeli Air Force, downed a Syrian MIG-25 with an AIM-7F Sparrow. He was flying F-15A Baz 673 "Ha Oketz" (The name is emblazoned on the nose. The Israeli Air Force has named many of it's F-15s, and each carries the name in Hebrew on the nose.) 24" x 12" acrylic on gessobord. $700

Six 428th TFS F-111As were allocated to the "Combat Lancer" program. They left Nellis AFB for Takhli RTAFB on 15 March 1968. By the end March, they had flown 55 night missions against targets in North Vietnam. Two aircraft had been lost to operational problems. (None to enemy action.) They were withdrawn from combat, but returned to fly Linebacker missions in 1972. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvaspanel $800 Reserved SR

Grumman F3F-3 of VF-5 over USS Yorktown in 1938. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvas panel. $800

An F-5F of VMAT-401 "Snipers" maneuvers against an F/A-18C Hornet over the range at Yuma, Arizona. 18" x 24" acrylic on gessobord. $900 Reserved JH

A pair of VMFA-323 Phantoms climb past build-ups on a 1966 CAS mission over Vietnam. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvaspanel. $900 Selected for display in the National Museum of Naval Aviation until April 2013.

A pair of night attack AV-8B Harriers of VMA-513 climb into the darkening skies of Afghanistan. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvas panel. $800 Selected for display in the National Museum of Naval Aviation until April 2013.

F-100F of the 612th TFS, Det 1 on a "Misty FAC" mission over Vietnam. The Misty FACs were fast FACs who controlled many of the interdiction missions over the Ho Chi Mihn trail in Laos and North Vietnam. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvaspanel. $800

TA-4F of H&MS-11 flying a FAC mission out of Danang, RVN during 1969. Marine FACs operated in Northern South Vietnam and over the Ho Chi Mihn trail in Laos. It was a hazardous mission, made more so by the often low ceilings which required low level flight, bringing the TA-4s in range of small arms fire. 24" x 18" acrylic on canvaspanel. $900 Selected for display in the National Museum of Naval Aviation until April 2013.

Welcome to your tour of the on-line art gallery of the illustrations of Lou Drendel. You will see a broad cross-section of work done over the past 40 years. Many are for sale, and most are original works. Each is an individual and unique piece of collectible art.

It's the 100th Anniversary of USMC aviation!